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Devil at my heels : a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II /

A youthful troublemaker, a world-class NCAA miler, a 1936 Olympian, a WWII bombardier: Louis Zamperini had a fuller life than most. But on May 27, 1943, it all changed in an instant when his B-24 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving Louis and two other survivors drifting on a raft for forty-seven...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 (Author), Rensin, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, 2011.
Subjects:
Zamperini, Louis, > 1917-2014.
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Survival.
Track and field athletes > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Olympic athletes > United States > Biography.
Bomber pilots.
Olympic athletes.
Prisoners of war.
Track and field athletes.
United States.
1939-1945
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives > American.
Personal narratives.
Table of Contents:
  • That tough kid down the street
  • The Torrance tornado
  • World-class
  • On a wing and a prayer
  • Prepare to crash
  • Adrift
  • Execution island
  • We regret to inform ...
  • The bird
  • "If goat die, you die!"
  • The long road home
  • The hollow hero
  • A second chance
  • Forgiveness
  • Not every soldier fades away.